South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-10-21
Home Gossip.

Mr.. Will Russell went over to
Cumberland on business Monday.
Ladie. call and FEE the Bazaar just
opt ned by T. p. Robosson & Son.
Mrs. Fields 10 visiting her con
Frank at Hancock.
Mr.. Grafton b. wirgman arrived
IN this place Tuesday evening.
D.. Robosson made us q very
pleasant call Monday.
DR.. J. p. Canield, Dentist. will be
nj Keller's Hotel from October 81 to
November 5, inclusive.
Mr. John Keller, wife and little
daughter, OF Frostburg, are visiting
Mrs. T. A. Keller.
Mr.. Charles Zepp has sold his
Prospect Tannery at Capon Bridge
TO Mr. Thomas Cover.
Mr.. +. X Jenkins and little son
Louis were registered at the Keller
House Monday.
Coo d Irish potatoes bring 90c per
hushel; buckwheat -four 80 per 100
lbs. here.
Rev. VIM. X. Marshall was mar
1ied in Charlestown. Wednesday to
Miss Minnie Strider.
Mr.. Arthur Vanmeter and bride, of
Utah, passed through here Mon ay
on visit 10 Mr.. Vanmeter's old
home in Hardy.
Mrs. James Rees nnd son, Master
Sam. accompanied by Miss f f.
Kane. spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends on the South Branch.
Mr.. JOHN Inskeep, son OF Mrs A.
j. Inskeep, left on Tuesday noon
train to return to bis home near
Mnnhat tan. Kansas.
Mr.. John s. Arnold, OF Minera
county. took his son. Mr. David, to
Muorrteld last week to enter the
school OF Prof. E. j. Davis.
Mr.. VIM. j. Armstrong. wife, ais
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Kidd, md her son,
Master Robbie Kidd. all Of Pied .
mont, have gone to California.
Miss Mary Gibson, who has been
absent since June last visiting rela
lives in Carlisle, Penno., and Salem,
Vn.. returned 10 her home in this
place last week.
Mr. VIM. V. Inskeep, OF Rees'
TannPry. son of our worthy county.
man, James II. Inskeep, Esq, is on a
visit 10 relatives in Kansas and Mis-.
souri
Mrs. Mary Par cake and daus Int CT
Miss Hattie, who have been travelling
for some time for the benefit Of the
daughter, have returned, and are
now at Mrs. P.'s brothers, John S
Arnold. ESQ.,. on Kno5lev.
Col. Skip Keller showed us quite q
curiosity Saturday in the shape OF 6
pair OF twin pumpkins which he
brought from Allegheny with him
One is round: the other ia oval. and
has long neck; yet they grew from
one stem. They are joined together
10y narrow ridge about eight inches
long. The combined weis Int OF the
two 10 about fifty pounds. They raise
some puhkins" ia Allegheny.
The process OF raising large pump.
kins is thus explained by the Keyser
Tribune: jus: at the bloom where
the pumpkin begins forming, there
will be foun1 small stem or shoo,
running toward she ground, this il
taken early and around it is place
some nourishing substance. milk be-
ing the best. and thus feeding con-
stantIy this artificial nutrition. com.
bined with that derived from the ori-
ginal vine, Is what makes a man.
moth pumpkin.
We see from the Bound Brook, "
D., Chronicle that most OF the pre-.
miums At The Pennsy lvan;a State
Fair ni Philsdelphi", which closed
Saturday, were taken by the fine her d
OF imported Guernsey cattle belong
ing 10 Mr. George Lamon'e, brother.
IN law Of the Misses Kern, of this
place. One of his cows, on winter
feed, no attempt being made to force
her, gave twenty.two aud half
quarts Of milk per dav, and made II
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